Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Supreme Court of Illinois –  November 1967 Federal District Court, Northern District of Illinois – December 1967 United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit – January 1968 Federal District Court, Southern District of Illinois – October 1970 Supreme Court of the United States – December 1970 United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit – December 1970 Supreme Court of Florida – November 1980

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Office of the Illinois Attorney General, Chicago, Illinois Assistant Attorney General – Industrial Commission Division Chief (1969-1980) State of Illinois House of Representatives – Labor and Commerce Committee Legal Counsel and Consultant on Workers’ Compensation Legislation (1981-1983) ABA Standing Committee on Legal Aid & Indigent Defendants and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association Staff Assistant/Co-Editor of Legal Aid Digest (1966-1967)

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Naperville Zoning Board of Appeals Commissioner (2005-present)  Illinois Masonic Hospital Treasurer, Board of Trustees (1971-present)  Office of the Will County State’s Attorney Special Assistant (2003-2010)  Illinois General Assembly – House Committee on Pension Laws Member (2002-2004)  University of Chicago Hospitals – Wyler’s Hospital Board Member (1974-1991)  Fraternal Organizations: 32nd Degree Mason Shriner

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Law Review:  Case Note entitled Agency-Respondent Superior-Master’s Liability to Third Persons Injured as a Result of Accepting an Unauthorized Invitation From the Servant, 15 DePaul L. Rev. 462 (1966).  Comment entitled Workers’ Compensation – The Insurer’s Reserved Right of Inspection and the Injured Employee, 16 DePaul L. Rev. 89 (1966).  Newsletters:  Co-Editor of the Legal Aid Digest of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association (1966-1967)  Research/writing contributor to the National Defender Project Newsletter, Vol. 4, Nos. 1 & 2, June 1966 – September 1966.  Scholarly Journals:  Comment re-printed in Personal Injury Commentator, Vol. X, No. 3, p. 18 (1967).

Verdicts and Settlements:

• United States Supreme Court:  ·  Luce v. United States, 469 U.S. 38, 105 S. Ct. 460 (1984) Criminal narcotics conviction involving issue of the admissibility of the defendant’s juvenile criminal record. *Represented by Williams & Marcus, Ltd. Two (2) cases in the 1970’s defending Petitions for Certiorari as an Assistant Attorney General in workers’ compensation cases alleging infringement of Constitutional Due Process and Equal Protection. First case fully briefed and argued. Both cases summarily decided (affirmed) by the Court.  United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit:  ·  Moss v. Astrue, 555 F.3d 556 (7th Cir. 2009) Social Security Disability case stating multiple holdings regarding credibility of doctors chosen by parties, weight to be given treating and examining doctors, and interpretation of claimant’s failure to seek treatment, delays in seeking treatment and testimony concerning daily routine and disability. Illinois Supreme Court: Raschillo v. Industrial Commission, 47 Ill. 2d 359. 265 N.E.2d 663 (Ill. 1970) This case holds the prohibition of an appeal of a workers’ compensation case to the judiciary is valid pursuant to the Separation of Powers doctrine. Moreland v. Industrial Commission, 47 Ill. 2d 273, 265 N.E.2d 161 (Ill. 1970) This case prohibits lump sum payments of benefits from the Second Injury Fund and requires installment payments only. Illinois Appellate Court: Contreras v. Industrial Commission, 306 Ill.App.3d 1071, 715 N.E.2d 701 (1st Dist. 1999) This case dismissed the appeal of the appellant as a judicial sanction for an unreasonable time in providing the record on review of 14 months in a workers’ compensation case. Fermi Nat’l Accelerator Lab v. Industrial Commission, 224 Ill.App.3d 899, 586 N.E.2d 750 (2d Dist 1992) This case held the employer is responsible for an injury not related to work that is caused by the weakened condition of the petitioner from a work-related injury.  McCulla v. Elk Grove Village Fire Dept., 232 Ill.App.3d 517, 597 N.E.2d 875 (1st Dist. 1992) This case dealt with the interrelationship of the Workers’ Compensation Act and the Police and Firefighters Pension Act and the respective benefits available under each system, ultimately holding a claim under one statute is not collateral estopped or res judicata as to the other. People v. Albano, 216 Ill.App.3d 247, 576 N.E.2d 998 (1st Dist., 4th Div. 1991) Reversal of an M.D. convicted of improperly prescribing controlled substances. Circuit Court of Cook County & Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission:    Saffold v. Industrial Commission, 00 WC 15622 Circuit Court reversal of Workers’ Compensation Commission’s finding that intoxication of petitioner of 7.25% blood alcohol level (10 quarts of beer) was so extreme as to prevent arm amputation to be caused by work factors and holding: (1) the accident arose out of and in the course of employment, and (2) awarded a pension from the Second Injury Fund. Baxter v. County of Cook, 05 WC 29387 Large award of 66 2/3% loss of use of the whole man after trial before the Workers’ Compensation Commission.  Then, decision by the Workers’ Compensation Commission that the full award was payable to petitioner’s widow after death from non-work related cause after the award but before the award became final. State of Illinois v. Nellie Calmell-Kruger, M.D. Directed finding of an M.D. indicted for improperly prescribing controlled substances following a bench trial. Gay v. Allied, 02 WC 24667, 02 WC 26736, 03 WC 59490 Large workers’ compensation settlement of over $300,000.00 in disability benefits plus a Medicare approved Medical Set Aside Fund for a disabled truck driver.·  Milford v. Allied, 97 WC 30584 Total permanent disability award after trial at Workers’ Compensation Commission for employee with an injured foot.

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Illinois Super Lawyer, Chicago Magazine (2005-2006)  

Educational Background:

• DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois Juris Doctor – conferred 1967 Class Ranking: Top 7th percentile Academic Scholarship Treasurer, Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity DePaul Law Review: Staff Member (1965); Associate Editor (1966); Board of Editors (1966-1967)   University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Bachelor of Arts in Political Science – conferred 1964 Class Ranking: Top 20th percentile Academic Scholarship President, Psi Upsilon Fraternity (1963-1964)